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Since 1922, 38 decathlon world records have been set - 8 at the Olympics, with the last in 1984—but score comparisons over time are difficult due to multiple changes in the points tables.

Decathletes, who compete across throwing, jumping, and running events with strong results, deserve full recognition as real athletes alongside specialists like shot putters and long ‐distance runners. It highlights the demanding nature of …

Recommended books by various authors like Joel P Smith, Harry Marra, John Rap, Bert Vreeswijk, Frédéric Gousset, Mike Chapman, Framk Zarnowski and Dale Harder

Step into a century of athletic excellence. This archive is the ultimate tool for anyone who wants to explore what has happened in the decathlon over the past 100 years ‐ from the heroes of the 1920s to today’s champions, evolving …

In 1988, Külvet surpassed his best decathlon with a score of 8506 points in Staiki, Belarus. This achievement placed him second in the world that season, just behind Christian Plaziat of France.

Jagan Hames won decisively with a career-best score of 8490 points, setting new Australian and Oceania records at the time

The World Records which were officially ratified by the IAAF. Estonian Aleksander Kolmpere was the first official Decathlon World Record holder.

In the early days the decathlon was sometimes completed in a single day, but sometimes also spread over three days. The timing situation in each particular case can be worked out from the relevant given dates. Throughout, the ensuing statistics …

Canada’s Damian Warner defeated one of track and field’s oldest records

If Honolulu's Bryan Clay had all his personal-best marks in the same meet, he would break the world decathlon scoring record.

In the early 80s Jürgen Hingsen set three World records with 8741, 8825 and 8832 points

At the 1976 Montreal Olympics, Bruce Jenner captured gold in the men’s decathlon, cementing his place in athletic history